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"My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer."
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"I don't think I would be an actor if I was that intelligent."
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"I was convinced there as only one actor to play Templeton the Rat, and that was Tony Randall."
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"A lot of actors don't like to see how they've done every day."
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"It's very difficult for me to speak about being an actor."
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"Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely."
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"Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor."
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"The great actors we had came from the actor-manager theaters. Not only did they create a team, they were the generals working with the soldiers."
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"An actor is a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, he ain't listening."
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"I realized that I needed to be anonymous on the street and somebody else on the stage. I had tried to put my street self on the stage, but what they want is an actor on stage."
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"The most important thing is to remain active and to love what you are doing."
Love

"James Ivory comes close to the actors for the first rehearsal. He more or less lets you direct yourself and then will only correct you if he finds it incorrect."
Actor

"I think it's the end of progress if you stand still and think of what you've done in the past. I keep on."
Progress

"In order to have great happiness you have to have great pain and unhappiness - otherwise how would you know when you're happy?"
Happiness

"I was trying to be very at ease in this arrogant person, and very worldly, but something human came into the part. I hate to say that. I wanted to be totally worldly."
Hate

"It's very difficult to marry into another civilization."
Civilization

"I toured the Middle Eastern countries with the ballet."
Ballet

"We were all ruled by the studio system. I signed a contract for seven years."
Years

"Fred Astaire was a more formal, trained dancer who loved waltzing and only danced with the girls."
Girls

"The American is wholeheartedly for love and romance at any cost."
Love
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